<description>&lt;p&gt;As Syria navigates a fragile political transition, Israel has wiped out much of Syrian military assets, pushed further into Syrian territory, and approved a plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. How will Syria&amp;rsquo;s new leadership respond?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (&lt;a href="https://x.com/ajaltamimi"&gt;@ajaltamimi&lt;/a&gt;), Research Fellow, Middle East Forum&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hagir Saleh, Duha Mosaad, Chloe K. Li, and our host, Malika Bilal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take&amp;rsquo;s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera&amp;rsquo;s head of audio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;@AJEPodcasts on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt;Instagram,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@ajepodcasts"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Take

Al Jazeera

Why is Israel bombing Syria?

DEC 17, 202421 MIN
The Take

Why is Israel bombing Syria?

DEC 17, 202421 MIN

Description

As Syria navigates a fragile political transition, Israel has wiped out much of Syrian military assets, pushed further into Syrian territory, and approved a plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. How will Syria’s new leadership respond?

In this episode:

  • Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (@ajaltamimi), Research Fellow, Middle East Forum

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hagir Saleh, Duha Mosaad, Chloe K. Li, and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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